1997 Economic Census: Mining

	1997 Economic Census: Mining United States

See also 2002 Economic Census data.

Mining by Subsector
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
21	Mining	25,000	173,988,778	20,798,257	509,006
211	Oil & gas extraction	8,312	102,837,467	5,510,560	110,881
212	Mining (except oil & gas)	7,348	51,252,625	9,421,600	229,319
213	Support activities for mining	9,340	19,898,686	5,866,097	168,806

Mining by Industry
Introductory text includes scope and methodology. Table includes only establishments with payroll. Nonemployers are shown separately. For descriptions of column headings and rows (industries), click on the appropriate underlined element in the table.

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Value of
Shipments
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

21 Mining 25,000 173,988,778 20,798,257 509,006

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Value of
Shipments
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

211 Oil & gas extraction 8,312 102,837,467 5,510,560 110,881

211111 Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction 7,784 78,009,089 4,968,972 100,333

211112 Natural gas liquid extraction 528 24,828,378 541,588 10,548

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Value of
Shipments
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

212 Mining (except oil & gas) 7,348 51,252,625 9,421,600 229,319

2121 Coal mining 1,511 23,426,994 3,983,818 87,965

212111 Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining 829 12,451,067 1,652,355 36,632

212112 Bituminous coal underground mining 614 10,793,419 2,295,137 50,192

212113 Anthracite mining 68 182,508 36,326 1,141

2122 Metal ore mining 493 11,204,250 1,993,126 45,467

21221 Iron ore mining 32 1,937,749 393,921 7,920

21222 Gold ore & silver ore mining 316 4,073,265 810,479 18,292

212221 Gold ore mining 300 3,951,750 777,636 17,512

212222 Silver ore mining 16 121,515 32,843 780

21223 Copper, nickel, lead, & zinc mining 80 4,549,185 639,501 15,872

212231 Lead ore & zinc ore mining 31 531,367 88,613 2,127

212234 Copper ore & nickel ore mining 49 4,017,818 550,888 13,745

21229 Other metal ore mining 65 644,051 149,225 3,383

212291 Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining 29 103,198 26,597 695

212299 All other metal ore mining 36 540,853 122,628 2,688

2123 Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 5,344 16,621,381 3,444,656 95,887

21231 Stone mining & quarrying 2,367 7,385,451 1,550,893 44,052

212311 Dimension stone mining & quarrying 178 125,606 38,213 1,658

212312 Crushed & broken limestone mining & quarrying 1,435 4,470,738 957,853 27,563

212313 Crushed & broken granite mining & quarrying 290 1,512,891 271,019 6,812

212319 Other crushed & broken stone mining & quarrying 464 1,276,216 283,808 8,019

21232 Sand, gravel, clay, ceramic & refractory minerals mng & quarrying 2,674 5,540,513 1,261,390 37,052

212321 Construction sand & gravel mining 2,367 3,471,094 905,254 26,837

212322 Industrial sand mining 140 511,557 91,306 2,803

212324 Kaolin & ball clay mining 35 938,438 146,258 3,630

212325 Clay & ceramic & refractory minerals mining 132 619,424 118,572 3,782

21239 Other nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying 303 3,695,417 632,373 14,783

212391 Potash, soda, & borate mineral mining 27 1,702,985 237,391 4,805

212392 Phosphate rock mining 20 1,016,889 169,479 3,858

212393 Other chemical & fertilizer mineral mining 45 361,396 88,110 2,160

212399 All other nonmetallic mineral mining 211 614,147 137,393 3,960

NAICS
code Description Estab-
lish-
ments Value of
Shipments
($1,000) Annual
payroll
($1,000) Paid
employees

213 Support activities for mining 9,340 19,898,686 5,866,097 168,806

213111 Drilling oil & gas wells 1,628 7,298,223 1,900,985 52,858

213112 Support activities for oil & gas operations 7,066 11,501,280 3,621,946 106,118

213113 Support activities for coal mining 309 578,449 173,523 4,993

213114 Support activities for metal mining 182 338,105 108,969 3,025

213115 Support activities for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels) 155 182,629 60,674 1,812

D = Withheld to avoid disclosure; N = Not available

NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
21	Mining	25,000	173,988,778	20,798,257	509,006
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
211	Oil & gas extraction	8,312	102,837,467	5,510,560	110,881
211111	Crude petroleum & natural gas extraction	7,784	78,009,089	4,968,972	100,333
211112	Natural gas liquid extraction	528	24,828,378	541,588	10,548
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
212	Mining (except oil & gas)	7,348	51,252,625	9,421,600	229,319
2121	Coal mining	1,511	23,426,994	3,983,818	87,965
212111	Bituminous coal & lignite surface mining	829	12,451,067	1,652,355	36,632
212112	Bituminous coal underground mining	614	10,793,419	2,295,137	50,192
212113	Anthracite mining	68	182,508	36,326	1,141
2122	Metal ore mining	493	11,204,250	1,993,126	45,467
21221	Iron ore mining	32	1,937,749	393,921	7,920
21222	Gold ore & silver ore mining	316	4,073,265	810,479	18,292
212221	Gold ore mining	300	3,951,750	777,636	17,512
212222	Silver ore mining	16	121,515	32,843	780
21223	Copper, nickel, lead, & zinc mining	80	4,549,185	639,501	15,872
212231	Lead ore & zinc ore mining	31	531,367	88,613	2,127
212234	Copper ore & nickel ore mining	49	4,017,818	550,888	13,745
21229	Other metal ore mining	65	644,051	149,225	3,383
212291	Uranium-radium-vanadium ore mining	29	103,198	26,597	695
212299	All other metal ore mining	36	540,853	122,628	2,688
2123	Nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying	5,344	16,621,381	3,444,656	95,887
21231	Stone mining & quarrying	2,367	7,385,451	1,550,893	44,052
212311	Dimension stone mining & quarrying	178	125,606	38,213	1,658
212312	Crushed & broken limestone mining & quarrying	1,435	4,470,738	957,853	27,563
212313	Crushed & broken granite mining & quarrying	290	1,512,891	271,019	6,812
212319	Other crushed & broken stone mining & quarrying	464	1,276,216	283,808	8,019
21232	Sand, gravel, clay, ceramic & refractory minerals mng & quarrying	2,674	5,540,513	1,261,390	37,052
212321	Construction sand & gravel mining	2,367	3,471,094	905,254	26,837
212322	Industrial sand mining	140	511,557	91,306	2,803
212324	Kaolin & ball clay mining	35	938,438	146,258	3,630
212325	Clay & ceramic & refractory minerals mining	132	619,424	118,572	3,782
21239	Other nonmetallic mineral mining & quarrying	303	3,695,417	632,373	14,783
212391	Potash, soda, & borate mineral mining	27	1,702,985	237,391	4,805
212392	Phosphate rock mining	20	1,016,889	169,479	3,858
212393	Other chemical & fertilizer mineral mining	45	361,396	88,110	2,160
212399	All other nonmetallic mineral mining	211	614,147	137,393	3,960
NAICS code	Description	Estab- lish- ments	Value of Shipments ($1,000)	Annual payroll ($1,000)	Paid employees
213	Support activities for mining	9,340	19,898,686	5,866,097	168,806
213111	Drilling oil & gas wells	1,628	7,298,223	1,900,985	52,858
213112	Support activities for oil & gas operations	7,066	11,501,280	3,621,946	106,118
213113	Support activities for coal mining	309	578,449	173,523	4,993
213114	Support activities for metal mining	182	338,105	108,969	3,025
213115	Support activities for nonmetallic minerals (except fuels)	155	182,629	60,674	1,812

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